Capture

Get everything out of your head and into the Inbox. Filter later.

Two ways to capture

Inbox capture bar. Press i to open Inbox — there's an always-visible input at the top. Type, press Enter, it lands in Inbox. The input stays focused so you can rapid-fire multiple items in a row. Press Esc to clear what you've typed.

Inline syntax: #tag, @person, @place.

Quick Capture modal. Press n anywhere in the app to open a structured modal with Task / Note / Project tabs and chip pickers for area, project, status, etc. Press Enter to save and close. Best when you want to set more than just a title.

Inline syntax in the Quick Capture title field: #tag, @ctx, !energy, *star, >project.

Shortcuts like n and i only fire when you're not typing in a field. If you're already inside a note or text box, press Esc first.

Voice capture

Press Shift+N to open voice capture. Record, let Whisper transcribe, and Claude extracts structured tasks/notes for you to review before saving.

What to capture

Everything. That's the whole point.

• Tasks big and small
• Half-formed ideas
• Things to research
• Emails to reply to
• Phone calls to return
• Birthday presents to plan
• Leaks in the house
• Questions for your doctor

If it's taking up space in your head, it belongs in Inbox. You'll clarify later.

What not to do while capturing

• Don't decide the status. That's for Clarify.
• Don't create projects yet. One-liner capture, move on.
• Don't edit. Get it in, keep going.

The cardinal sin of GTD is letting capture friction stop you from capturing. If you start thinking too hard about where something goes, you stop capturing, and the system rots.

The two-minute rule lives in Clarify, not Capture

If you think "oh this takes 5 seconds, let me just do it," you're allowed to. But only if it genuinely takes under two minutes. Longer than that — capture it and move on.

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